Tacer trial for jail staff to deal with violence behind bars

In England and Wales, specially trained staff in men’s prisons will be released with Terres as part of a new test to shut down on violence.

The pilot comes in the form of new figures obtained by the BBC show, which has been paid more than £ 20 m for more than five years, which has been attacked.

Ministers say they will see if the electric stan guns should be used more widely after testing this summer.

The Jail Officers Association (POA) stated that the cost of the “unbearable” levels of violence was an issue that the government was required to deal with the feeling of urgency and the use of tasar was long overdose.

Speaking after watching the performance of technology at a training facility in Oxfordshire, Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that the government would not allow jails to be controlled by fear or disorder.

“We are already rolling the protective body armor and by trialing tasar we are sure that employees have the equipment that they need to protect themselves.”

POA National President Mark Fairharst said: “Jails have been crowded for decades, which leads to lack of activity places for prisoners, which leads to boredom, drug abuse and violence.

“Employees must be equipped with personal safety equipment that they need to reduce violence and prevent life -changing injuries.”

Tasers will be released to an expert national unit, which will respond to complex and serious events in men’s prisons where there is a risk for safety, including mortgage conditions and riots.

Follows the intervention Three jails attacked In April, officials held HMP in Frankland at County Durham.

Former officer Claire Lewis, who is still affected by severe PTSD after stabbing a prisoner 15 years ago, is welcoming the Taser Rol-Out in limited situations.

He said: “There is a large piece of tasar kit, however, only in an environment by which it is a planned extraction or if an attack on a wing.”

Ms. Lewis, who also worked in HMP Frankeland, is campaigning for Stab-proof West for all officers.

“If I had found a vest when I was attacked, I would not have suffered a serious injury on my back – it missed my spine.”

The latest justice ministry data showed that the number of employees attacking adult jails across England and Wales killed a new summit last year.

According to the BBC Freedom of Information request, there were 334 compensation claims for prisoner-on-prisoners attacks, 232 prisoner-on-staff matters and 104 claims of prisoners attacks between 2020 and 2024.

Zone – not his real name – a former prison worker from South -East England said: “They used snooker balls in socks, now they use full box of drinks in socks to attack each other,

“They make knives from Tuna box. I saw an officer found a kettle, meaning that hot water was thrown over him.”

The jail service says that it is increasing the number of full lockdown discoveries in high-protection jails, which promotes violence behind bars.

Anti-drain measures such as new netting and reinforced windows were announced last month.

Jail Governors Association President Tom Wheatley supported the tasar test for expert officers, but not a broad roll-out for employees.

“If they were issued on a daily basis to all the officers, it could take an additional risk,” he said.

“Certainly more is not generally released, as they create a danger object, so if a person managed to get tussar from a member of the staff, it would be a real concern for us.”